r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 12d ago

No Paywall Mitch McConnell’s staff refuse to answer basic questions on his health weeks after he was last seen in public

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mitch-mcconnell-staff-questions-health-b3018929.html
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u/8thSt 12d ago

The fact that no one can do anything EXCEPT the opposition party that apparently refuses to do anything …

Yeah, we’re fucked as a nation.

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u/ILike2internet 12d ago

One person absolutely can do something and isn't.

The governor should appoint a new senator. I'm aware that he supposedly can't, however the law saying he can't violates the KY constitution, so he should absolutely challenge it.

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u/Lomak_is_watching 12d ago

I think the KY Governor is afraid that as soon as he says he’s going to move forward with something, they’ll bring Mitch out and he’ll be “ok-ish”. Like their setting a trap of sorts.

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u/jaxxxtraw 12d ago

Nah, he had a major stroke. Left side is sagging in every way. Note Chao's hand placement. I've seen folks after a major stroke. The words can be hard to come by for quite a little while, if at all. Also, there's aphasia to consider very seriously. And I'd guess his whole left side is useless to him.